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From: Tassilo Horn <tassilo@member.fsf.org>
To: rms@gnu.org
Cc: 2058@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com
Subject: bug#2058: 23.0.60; bewildering behavior when visit new file throw.pdf
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:45:33 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87ljsvzxeq.fsf@thinkpad.tsdh.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <E1LRwt1-00036i-JW@fencepost.gnu.org> (Richard M. Stallman's message of "Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:58:27 -0500")

Richard M Stallman <rms@gnu.org> writes:

Hi Richard,

>     > I did C-x C-f throw.pdf, with no existing file throw.pdf. The ensuing
>     > messages and interaction were bewildering.
>
>     Is that really a use-case?
>
> Sure.  It is not very useful, but why give a misleading and inaccurate
> error message?  It would be better to do

Now I switch to `fundamental-mode' for empty or non-existing PDF/DVI
files and to `ps-mode' for empty or non-existing PS files.  I think this
is appropriate.

Bye,
Tassilo






  reply	other threads:[~2009-01-28  7:45 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <mailman.5816.1232925816.26697.bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2009-01-27  9:55 ` bug#2058: 23.0.60; bewildering behavior when visit new file throw.pdf Tassilo Horn
2009-01-27 12:02   ` Alan Mackenzie
2009-01-27 12:43     ` Tassilo Horn
2009-01-27 14:42       ` Alan Mackenzie
2009-01-27 14:46         ` Tassilo Horn
2009-01-27 16:03         ` Tassilo Horn
2009-01-27 16:20           ` Drew Adams
2009-01-28  8:48           ` Kevin Rodgers
     [not found]           ` <mailman.6064.1233133417.26697.bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2009-01-28 20:28             ` Tassilo Horn
2009-01-27 15:44   ` Drew Adams
2009-01-27 22:58   ` Richard M Stallman
2009-01-28  7:45     ` Tassilo Horn [this message]
2009-01-25 23:09 Drew Adams

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